2 Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 7. 1959
At Lancaster Yards
Receipts Climb to 4200
ranged from 17.50-18.50,
230-250 lb. hogs brought
Sa Chaiq*. Market New* Branch 15.75-16.50. 300-600 lb SOWS
MARCH 6, 1959 S °ShSn feints increased
W ™Y REVIEW- abiK90 r S\ s rwee^
about 4200 head, 1200 more JJJ
than last week. Trading was lve for slaughter lambs.
SSStSt Guernsey Records
weighing under 1200 lb. and . , «%in a
high-choice steers were act- Noted by DHIA
ive with good demand. Bulls
were rather scarce this week Cows' in the registered
Slaughter steers accoun- Guernsey herd of Raymond
led for about 55% of the sup- F and Louise Witmer, Wil
ply and stockers and feeders low street, have recently
35%. Compared with last cem pj e ted official production
week’s close slaughter steers records the DHLA
Steady to 25tew- program, according to the
et with the decline on. cutter American Guernsey Cattle
and: better grades. Bulls held Club.
steady. Stockers and feeders Improvers Queen Bess, a
sold mostly at steady rates, senior four-year-old, produ-
Bulk of choice slaughter ced 10,692 lbs. of milk and
steers weighing under 1300 531 jbs. of fat in 268 days,
lb. made 27.75-29, load o aver- p enn D el Gloriana, a
2f e junior three-year-old, produ
thought 29.25. Good to -low* *i n con ihc nf milk and
choice made 25.50-27.75. Few ce * of ana
small lots good and choice 54 2 of fat m 305 days,
heifers made 25.50-27.50. Renn Del Neros Red Ella,
Cutter and utility cows a junior two-year-old, pro
sold for 16.50-20.50 with duced 10,373 lbs. of milk and
corn!, cows up to 21.50, can- 499 lb. of fat in 305 days,
nets and low cutters made ' Selects Patsey Arbutus, a
-14.75-16.50. Utility and com! 160 lbs Q f milk and 527 lbs.
buUs ranged from 22 75- of fat in 2 52 days.
p. 50, and gooa grade fed p Del Kings Butterfly,
bulls sold up to 27. „ . • war nro .
Good and choice 800-1050 » JU , nl Q i
lb. feeder steers brought 27- 9,153 lbs. of mil!"
28.75. Medium and good fe- 554 lbs. of fat in 305 toys,
eders went at 25-27.25. Good AU records were establish,
and choice 550-800 lb. stock ed on twice-daily milkings,
steers brought 28-30.50, med with tests supervised by
and good 26-28 257 Good gra- p e nn State University,
de stock calves made 29-33.
Vealers declined sharply
this week with increased sup
ply. Vealers were about $3
lower The supply of vealers
is about 830 head or about
■75 head more than last week
Trading was moderately act
ive early in the week but
trading was slow on Wed.
Good and choice vealers bro
ught 29-36, choice and prime
commanded 37-39 with a few
prime vealers to 42 on Mon.
Standard and low-good made
24-28. Utility sold- down to
18
JanuM H. O'Hara.
Barrows and gilts remain
ed about steady although
sows were $1 lower. Trading
was moderately active for*
about 1350 head. U.S. 1-3
grade 190-225 lb. barrows
and gilts made 16.50-17.25
with No. 3 grade back down
to 16. Hogs more uniform
for weight and grade inclu
ding 1-2 grade 190-215 lbs
FOR ANY FARM PURPOSE
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WAY
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jmL Production
Credit Ass’n.
411 W. Hoserille Rd
Lancaster, Pa.
Ph. Lane. EX 3-3921
figures on your Settlement Sheets
'will convince you that premiums for
7‘torge" over “Mediums’and "Small"
onake the BIG DIFFERENCE.
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FARMERS and BUYERS
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STOCKERS & FEEDERS on hand daily.
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8 TO 16 WEEKS OF AGE
Delivered Prices
8 WEEKS 95c 12 WEEKS $1.28
16 WEEKS $1.64
All pullets subject to prior sole
All Bessie pullets ore full-led on the best
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Chicago Cattle
Steers Up 25
CHICAGO, Feb. 26
WEEKLY REVIEW—
CHICAGO, Mar. 5
WEEKLY REVIEW
CATTLE— Supplies about
10% larger than last week
and the corresponding year
ago week, largest in five
weeks though still moderate.
Percentage slaughter' steers
in receipt Increased and a
smaller percentage heifers
and cows. Nearly 75% of ar
rivals slaughter steers com
pared TO% last week, 15%
heifers and 7 or 8% cows.
Smaller percentage choice
and prime .Steers than last
week, only" about prime,
smallest for any week since
last July and compared with
8.4 % prime last week.
Percentage good steers
larger than the 25% good
last week, Choice steers
most numerous though by a
smaller margin than last
week,' average weight of
slaughter steers estimated
to be about the same as last
weeks average of 1178 lbs.
Receipts included 65 loads
western cattle compared '57
loads last week, bulk of the
western contingent again fed
steers.
Slaughter steers addition
ally 25-75 higher following
the sharpest price upturn
last week since March, heif
ers mostly 25-50 higher and
cows 25-75 higher, canners
and cutter cows showing
considerably more gain than
kinds grading high utility
and better. Bulls and vealers
mostly steady. Stockers and
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New Holland
All Butcher Classes Gain
Thursday’s New Hollandload of Kansas
Stables’ beef market had re- averaged $248 per
ceipts of 945 cattle and 309 ture of the Draft
calves Prime and high-choi- w-as a team of thn
ce steers of all weights were steel-gray gelding;
full $1 higher. All other clas- for $595.
ses 25-50 higher. Cows brisk Draft horse tea.
full 50 higher, erasing last $3BO-595, with si
week’s drop. Calves about $l7O-265. Mule tear;
steady, instances $1 lower. ht $350-650, with .
Prime butcher steers, lig
htweight, $3O-31.85; choice, mares w °i
$2B-29.50; good, 27-28, and 23 “- .
plain to medium, 25.50.-27.
Choice butcher heifers we
re $25.50-27; good , $23.50-
25.50. and plain to medium per lb., holdi
519.50-23. with previous wee]
Good butcher bulls, $24 - ~
26; heavy bologna bulls, 23-
26, and plain to medium,
$21.50-24. - 5
Good butcher cows, $2O
- med. $l9-20; canners,
and cutters, $16.50-19, and 1
Shells, $l4-16,
Stockers and feeder steers
$24-28.50; stock steer calves'
$3O-32.50.
Choice to prime butcher
calves, $39-44; good, $32 -38
light heifer calves (100-115 1
lbs.) $2B-35; med., $2B-32,
and thin calves were $2O-26.
This week’s dairy sale had
receipts of 128 cows 13 sto
ck bulls and seven heifers,
as the market was on the
slow side. All cows sold $2O
- per head lower with the
bull market steady, however.
Fresh holstein cows brou
ght $325-475; Guernseys. 240
- 300, and other breeds, $250
- 300.
Stock bulls were going at'
$l4O-250 and stock heifer*
from $75-240
The March 2nd horse and;
mule sale had receipts of
247 head, with the most act
ive market of- the spring. Fea
lure of the mule sale was a
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